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author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Tue, 18 Jul 1995 00:05:14 +0000
parents c960e63751ec
children f8193b0f95ed
files lib-src/movemail.c
diffstat 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lib-src/movemail.c	Mon Jul 17 23:42:42 1995 +0000
+++ b/lib-src/movemail.c	Tue Jul 18 00:05:14 1995 +0000
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 
 #ifndef MAIL_USE_MMDF
 #ifndef MAIL_USE_SYSTEM_LOCK
-  /* Use a lock file named /usr/spool/mail/$USER.lock:
+  /* Use a lock file named after our first argument with .lock appended:
      If it exists, the mail file is locked.  */
   /* Note: this locking mechanism is *required* by the mailer
      (on systems which use it) to prevent loss of mail.
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
      WILL occasionally cause loss of mail due to timing errors!
 
      So, if creation of the lock file fails
-     due to access permission on /usr/spool/mail,
+     due to access permission on the mail spool directory,
      you simply MUST change the permission
      and/or make movemail a setgid program
      so it can create lock files properly.